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8 Free (or almost free) Marketing Tools for Non-Profits

We love working with non-profits because they do so much good for our communities. The struggle can be real when it comes to finding ways to finance non-profit projects. We’ve put together a list of business and marketing tools that you may not have known have free or discounted options for non-profits. We’ve used many of the tools below and are excited to share them with you!

Constant Contact

This popular email marketing platform offers a 20% discount off of their standard pricing when prepaying for 6 months, or a 30% discount when prepaying for 12 months. 

If you are in the United States, you must send us your Federal government Letter of Determination, 501 (c)3 or (c)6. Your Tax Pay ID paperwork does not count.

If you are:

  • New to Constant Contact – If you are a nonprofit currently trying Constant Contact and want the nonprofit prepay discount applied to your account, please give us a call at 866-511-1966. Our team can apply your nonprofit discount today and get you up and running quickly.
  • Active Paid Constant Contact Customer – If you are a nonprofit currently paying monthly for Constant Contact, please call our billing team today at 855-285-0211 or email your nonprofit paperwork to billing@constantcontact.com. They will help apply the nonprofit discount to your account so you can start saving today. 

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Mailchimp

This email marketing platform offers a 15% discount to verified non-profit organizations and charities. You will need to provide a digital copy of your official 501(c)3 determination letter for verification.

To request a non-profit discount:

  • Visit the Contact page
  • Click the Topic drop-down, then choose Billing
  • Click the What kind of billing question do you have? drop-down, then choose Non-profit Discount Requests (US) or Non-profit Discount Requests (Int’l) depending on your business location.
  • In the Didn’t find what you’re looking for? section, click Access our contact form.

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Adobe Express Premium

Non-profits get one year of free access to Adobe Express on web and mobile, free to use with no credit card required, to all qualified 501 (c)(3) non-profits. Up to 50 people in your organization can experience all of the plans features. 

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Canva

Canva for non-profits unlocks the premium features of Canva Pro plus team and collaboration tools for one team of up to 50 users. Additional seats are 50% off on Canva Enterprise.

A non-profit can be eligible if they are registered as a charitable non-profit 501(c)(3), independent from government and not operating for commercial profit, international NGOs and public charities, and social impact organizations with clearly stated charitable missions.

Proof that your organization is registered as a nonprofit, including governing documents showing your structure and charitable purpose, are required.

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Google Workspace

Have you ever wanted a custom email address for your organization but don’t know how to get started? Google Workspace for Non-profits gives you that and then some! All Google Workspace plans provide a custom email for your non-profit and include collaboration tools like Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, and more.

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Zeffy

Want to receive credit card payments for donations, event ticketing, raffles, and campaigns? With Zeffy, it is 100% free, with Zeffy covering all transaction and credit card fees. 100% of payments received through Zeffy go directly to the non-profit. Of course Zeffy does offer the “optional tip” to be added on to the transaction to help support their mission to stay 100% free.

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Asana

Asana is a cloud-based work and project management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage daily tasks, projects, and workflows. Qualifying non-profits with 501(c)(3) designation and public libraries are eligible for a 50% discount on a Starter or Advanced plan.

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TechSoup

TechSoup is the world’s leading technology resource for non-profits. They provide donated and discounted technology from major companies to eligible nonprofits to help that access digital tools at low cost.

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Ask us how we can help!

Need help getting started with one of the options above? Ask us how we can help you.